Confucian and Stoic Perspectives on Forgiveness

Confucian and Stoic Perspectives on Forgiveness is a study in comparative philosophy exploring the absence of forgiveness in classical Confucianism and Roman Stoicism as well as the alternatives to forgiveness that these traditions offer.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Without Forgiveness and About Forgiveness
Chapter 1: The (Surprising?) Absence of Forgiveness in the Analects
Chapter 2: Anger, Forgiveness, and the Inward Turn in Mencius and Xunzi
Chapter 3: Stoic Perspectives on Forgiveness
Conclusion: Before Forgiveness and Beyond Forgiveness
References
About the Author

About the author

Sean McAleer is professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Summary

Confucian and Stoic Perspectives on Forgiveness is a study in comparative philosophy exploring the absence of forgiveness in classical Confucianism and Roman Stoicism as well as the alternatives to forgiveness that these traditions offer.

Product details

• Authors: Sean McAleer
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2022
• EAN: 9781793622648
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-264-8
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, East Asian & Indian philosophy